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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
HAGGARD's RECIPES FoRNovEL- WRITING.
FROM THE JUDGE
I think at first of everything

think at first of everything
That never could occur,
And spice it with smattering
OF human character.
/ add a charming massacre,
A single corpse or two,
And possibly a sorcerer,
Or anything that's new.
take a queen who's south a king
A thousand years; with her
I use of Africans and string
And philosopher;
I add a colored fiatterer
Unto her retinue,
/ choose a nice astrologer,
Or anything that's new.
Though unto caves and dens cling,
Still | will not demur.
And if there's really no getting,
A chasm next prefer.
Idon't despise mariner
If much he has been through;
I'll even take piIlager,
Or anything that's new.
ENVOY.
Prince, I'm not discriminating,
For anything I'll write for you,
A song of any land I'll sing,
Or anything THAT'S new.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
jerks Dream,

jerks had queer dream the other night. He
thought he saw prize-fi- hters' ring, and in the
middle Of it stood doughty little champion who
met and deliberately knocked over, one by one,
a score or more Of big, burIy looking fellows, as
they advanced to the attack. Giants as they
were IN size, the valiant pigmy proved more than
a match for them. 1t was all so funny that jerks
woke up laughing. He accounts for the dream
sion after trying nearly every big, d. astic pill
on the market, that Perce's tiny Purgatve Pei
lets easily knock OUT and beat all the rest hol-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Heavy rains on Tuesday inundated
Waco, Texas, and raised the water in the
Brazos river eighteen feet higher than it
has been for three years. Many cattle
have been drowned, and trains have been
delayed by the destruction of railroad
bridges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
Consumption can be Cured"

Or. j. S. COMBS, Owensville, Ohio, says: 81
have given Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil
results than seemed possible with any remedy.
All were hereditary cases of Lung disease, and
advanced to that stage when Coughs, pain in the
chest, frequent breathing, frequent pulse, fever
and Emaciation All these cases have increas-
ed in weight from Is to Is lbs, and are not now
needing any medicine"
a Sedala CMo) man, recently converted by the
salvation army, entered hardware store and
asked the proprietor if he remembered what
axes selling for in 1872 'About 81, guess, y
was the reply. well" said the salvatonst L
want to give you dollar then In 1872 ! stole
store.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

machine has been invented that will sew on
5000 buttons in day. No one seems to know
yet whether or not marriage license for that
sort of a machine costs more than one for the
other kind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Dr.. ROBERT HUNTER, of Chicago, has just pub
iished a new edition of his pamphlet on the cure
i lung diseases by breathing medicated air.
Those interested can obtain copies by applying
at Room -. No. lO3 state street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Telescopes are pulled out and made longer,
when in use, and better word than ''teescoped''
IS Wanteo 10 explain now one car is pushed INTO
ger murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Countryman TO dentst)-I wouldn't pay moth
ing extry fer gas Jest, yank her out If it does
hut Dentist-Ion are plucky, Sir. Let me see
the tooth Countryman Oh, faint me that's got
the toothache; its my wife She'll be here in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

FIVE dollars be saved every year in boots
and shoes by using Lyons Heel Stiffeners, cost
only CSC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Pisos Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable to use
1t is not liquor or a stuff. soc.
Little Tommy (who has never been out of the
city before)-"Uh! OH oh!'' Kind Lady
What's the matter, 1ommy?'' Little Tommy
-..Why, what q big sky they We got here NIiss''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Many times call their family physicians,
another from liver kidney another
they all
for which he pescribe his pills potions them
patent better but probably of the delay
e Dr. Perces Favorte Prescription directed to the
comfort of
ID PHYSICIANS
fkIIEn 4 Having exhausted the skill of ply
sicians. completely discouraged and
could with difficulty the
alone began taking Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription and
MEDICAL Adviser commenced to improve at once In three
wrote letter to family paper briefly 1en8ning how my
to any writing me for them ad ENCLOSING stampsds-
In reply have described my case and the treatment used
many have received SECOND letters Of they
$50 required for the Medical Adviser and had applied the
local treatment fully and plainly laid down therein and were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
! The GREATEST
/ EARTHLY Boon.

The 'Favorite Prescriptio
poor suffering women"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Wanted in every County. Shrowd men to act under
in Secret Service Experience not
ssry Send stamp for particulars. GRAMMAR DETEC~
TIVE BUREAU. A Arcade. Cincinnati, o.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

another
ason prosraton, another with pain there
Indifferent distinct
when reality they all only caused
practice until The
complications medicine
have entirely removed the disease thereby dspeng all those
misery.
4 I-uouc Marvellous CurerMrs. G.; F. spEAauE
I female weakness, leucorrhea and falling o. the
IlnnTAp0 womb for had to keep bed
for good part Of the time doctore dr with az
OF money but received no lasting benefit At last my HUSBAND
because prej1dioed against them and the doctors said
get your medicines, would try them
against the advice OF physician He got me six bottles of the
Favorite bottles of
dollars bottles of
Fayorite Prescription and have been sound for
then the balance of the medicine SITTER who
troubled she
time. have not had to take medicine for
years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

''Helen, Helenm he cried in a voice
shrill with excitement and hope.
He thought only of her, saw only her;
but she had caught a glimpse of poor
Mrs. Saunders perplexed face, and
springing up from the sofa, grasped her
hands.
'We loved each other in youth, she said
breathlessly; we were one in heart and
soul. Now, we meet after years of hope
less separation, it is as though he were
given back to me from the dead. You
understand"
Mrs. Saunders did not understand at
all, but in due time and after many ex-
plantations it was made plain to her. The
two before her had been engaged to each
other in Helen's girlhood long before,
but they were poor, and he had resolved
to go to India in quest of fourtune. The
ship in which he sailed had been lost with
all on board, as was supposed; but he and
three Others had been saved. Meanwhile
the aunt with whom Helen lived had died.
And, alone in the world, almost broke
hearted at the loss of her lover, she had
wandered forth from the hons of her
childhood, with every tie broken that had
once bound her to her fellow creatures.
Il must have died, William" she sob
bed, sin that dreary time-yes, am sure
I must have died-if it had not been
necessary for me to work, and if / had
not found work which I could do"
1t was simple story-stralgbt
and without complications; and Mrs.
Saunders, having heard it, went up stairs
to her grandchild's nursery, and left the
two alone. They had their plans to think
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

live IN New Jersey and 60 To New York
every day To attend to business. Some time
ago was requested to purchase cradle for
our baby. Ought "a baby to have a cradlel
This question suggested itself forriLly to my
inlnd, and the answer came in the form of
two more questions: " hat did babies do be
fore cradles were invented. What l. the use
of cradle, anyway | cmcnl,,i that
cradles were introduced for style and IN re
atty were instrumental IN making slaves OF
those who rocked them. Thus convinced,
went and bought good CRIB and sent 1t
BONE. One of my relations was horrifed at
what had done, and feared that the poor
child would suffer. My wife took a sensible
view of the situation, and resolved to try the
experiment of putting baby to sleep IN a CRIB
The result was that it went to sleep without
rocking, and continues to do so up to thu
present writing.
We also set our faces against the tossing
system so much in vogue. When it is time
for bed baby is put INTO the crib. and nine
times out of ten it goes to sleep sweetly al
most Immediately. The baby is now 10
months old, and has never been sick day
since birth. When it falls upon the floor no
notice is taken and it gets up without help
When it cries without any real cause it is let
alone and soon gets over the trouble | am
convinced that this is the true way to train a
child in infancy. Coddlng and fussing are
injurious in many respects, and prevents
children from being healthy, happy natural
little animals Cor Herald of Health.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Sept 90 A special to The
Times from Columbus, Ohio, says: While
Governor Foraker adheres to his announce
ment of last evening that he would say moth
ing about the snub that was given him and
his wife by Mrs Cleveland at Philadelphia,
he has referred all enquirers to members OF
his staff,and other persons to whom he has
related the circumstances with the under.
standing that he has no objection to their
talking If they desire TO. Before leaving the
city Monday morning he related his story &c
his private secretary and to other gentlemen
Adj Gen. Axline, who happened to be a wit
ness of the Philadelphia incident corroborates
all the governor has to say about it.
The story in brief is that the governor re
marked to his wife on the way TO the Cleve
land reception that he had been informed
that Mrs. Cleveland had turned her back tc
him in the parade of the day, though he did
not believe it to be fact, but thought if she
were inclined she might embarrass them al
the reception. Mrs. Foraker replied that she
did not believe that Mrs. Cleveland would
undertake anything of that kind But when
they came to be presented the presi
dent greeted them in cool manner
and Mrs. Cleveland, who came nexi
in the line, elevated her head and
refused even to look at the governor and hi.
wife The governor undertook on the spur Of
the moment, to make her speak, and in {
formal manner proceeded to introduce Mrs
Foraker; but it would not work, and they
passed on after which Mrs. Clevelands fact
became wreathed in smiles, and the othel
callers were greeted with a shake of thu
hand.
The governor was asked before leaving til,
city Mon Jay if the statements are correct
that are being made by his private secretary
and members of his staff, and he refused Il
deny them, saying that they had good op
portunity to See what took place
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

MTTCHELLTowN, Sept 20.-At the inquest
Monday Sergt, krwan deposed that buck
shot was fired solely to defend the police, who
were then running toward the barracks He
asserted that stones were raining on them in
perfect shower all the time they were re-
treating. When the constables reached the
door it was blocked by the numbers attempt
ing to enter at the same time, and
all could not get in immediately
He then fired upon the crowd, seeing that
his own life and the lives of his COMPANIONS
were IN danger. After two rounds of buck
shot had been fired they gave one round of
ball Harrington then examined the witness
and brought out the same testimony. While
he was examining him Harrington called
Kirwan a murderer Upon this the counsel
for the crown protested Harrington replied;
1.-THE jury will also call him murderer"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
AFTER THE BOOM.
One of the Boomers INDUCES in Rem
iniseences of the Past Season

thlsttHcts OI tht HdSt |FdSbh
From the Dakota Bell
The real estate season must be nearly
over, said a friend TO a real estate agent
in Dakota town which has enjoyed an
unprecedented boom
Yes, things will be rather quiet now
till next spring
Did you make much on the boom7"
"Oh, yes, We did pretty well, though
We were to considerable expense and had
some heavy losses
What expense do you refer to-office
rent."
Yes, partly: but then that isn't very
heavy; this office only costs us 81 month
The biggest expense was paying our share
for having the thirteen railroads sur
veyed into this place That cost us about
one hundred dollars
But they will be surveyed for next
year, so you won't have that expense,
then "
Yes, but we're liable to have To put
two or three men with teams and scrap
ers out on one of the roads in the spring
cant sell real estate always on surveys
alone. Then we had to pay 800 toward
description of the boom in the St. Paul
and Minneapolis papers, and another
500 for livery bill and $50 toward pay
ing the men we hired to drive around
the streets and saw on the lines and act
in an awful hurry every time any land
buyers came to town"
How about the street cars2"
Yes, we had to chip in $40 toward
that, and | expect that next year We'll
have to lay some track and hire man to
drive the car back and forth-the eastern
capitalists will begin to get onto the
scheme of having that car stand there in
the mud"
What are some of the losses you spoke
Off"
well, tramp who happened to be
pretty well dressed said he was from Chi
cago and only waiting for remittance to
buy heavily of our real estate. We be
lieved bin, guaranteed his board at a
hotel for week, end then he skipped
out"
WAS that all2"
oh, no. A man from Omaha beat
me out of $500 at poker and then left
without buying lot Then we cashed
bogus checks and lent money to men
from st. Louis to the extent of some
three hundred. Then ministerial ap-
pearing chap from Milwaukee bought a
block to build an orphan asylum on and
then managed to get the deed and skip
without paying a cent. Taking it alto
gether though, | don't know rs we can
complaint guess We cleared about forty
thousand for the season
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

ITO bet or Tot 10 bet: tiatrs the question;
Whether it IL better on the draw 10 Law two pair
And lose the per cent ! see before me
Or to raise the bet with = gondly -nu
And, by blut1ing. steal the pot. To bet TO bluff
No more. and by standing pat TO Win The pot
Against three jacks the dealer dealt himself
From the bottom; tits a confirmation
Devently 10 be wished To bet t. bluff
To bluff! perchanee be caught i there's the
rub
For il do he's sure to 90 one better:
And do not catch, may cali ou thrrr OF a kind,
So let me pause; there's the respect
That always makes pat hands source Of doubt
For who would lay two pair. four card flush,
Or en- ace high against Il timd mans
TwO-card draw, three Johns 10 hand did he
But know that standing pat would win the pot
With gentle raisef W no would lay lis hand
To fame and sweat when his opponent bluffs
But that the dread Of something belief
An unsupported flush, against whose color
No two pair called was ever known to win.
Makes him rather wish 10 hold the dust he has
Than run up againss hand he knows not of
Thus. poker does make towards OF IL all,
For there the virtue Of d modest fHlI
Raises far above three wautnh baiirt-.
And four laughing tWOs heats any full
That ever dared to ill. But to pass Il bluff
And see q fOur-card flush cast on The board
Doth stir the wrath of any pair Of sing-
In whose proud faith We next time call three traV.
And lose The cause OF action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

DENVER, Col, Sept. 20-Delegates to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, who
have been arriving in great numbers for sew
eral days, met at the Grand Opera house
Monday morning, where they We're formally
welcomed to Colorado and Denver by Cover.
nor Adams and Mayor Lee Grand Sire
John H. White eloquently responded to the
addresses of welcome. After these exercises
had ended the grand lodge marched to the
chamber of commerce building, where the
sessions will be held. At 1880 a. IN. the
lodge was called to order, and after speech
of welcome by President Ashley, of the
chamber of commerce the first secret session
began. Reports of the grand officers were
received and referred to committees The
evening exercises consisted of public re-
ceptien at the Grand Opera house, the build
ing being filled to overlooking
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
rHE GREAT ROCK lsLAMp ROUTE

who
ia thorough
rolling as
valuable Its
of com
SLEEPING CARS DINING Ats proyiding
Ahon and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
THE SNUB HISTORIC.
BEING THE ONE MRS. CLEVELAND
GAVE GOV. FORAKER.

The Ohio Executive Declines to Talk, But
His Friends Declare the Story True
How the Lady Of the White House
''Overlooked" the Governor and His
Wife at the Philadelphia Reception.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 20.-The state
ments concerning the alleged snubbing Of
Governor and Mrs Foraker by Mrs Cleve
land have come from, Ohio people, and
chiefly from friends of the governor Moth
ing whatever will be said upon the subject al
the White House. Mr. Daniel Grosvenor
brother of Representative Grosvenor, Of
ONO, said Monday that he saw Governor
Foraker Saturday evening while on his way
from Philadelphia TO Columbus, and the
governor told him it was true that Mrs
Cleveland had snubbed his wife and himself
at the Philadelphia reception.
Governor Foraker's own statement of tbs
circumstances as repeated to the reporter by
Mr.. Grosvenor is that in the line Of guest,
at the reception Governor and Mrs. Beaver
were just In front of the Ohio governor ant
his wife, and Gen. Axline and his wife can't
next. Mrs Cleveland, the governor says
shook hands with Governor and Mrs. Beaver
then folded her hands in front of her anC
bowed a cold recognition to himself and wife
and then at once extended her hand to Gen
Axline.
Mr.. Grosvenor says that Gen. Axline sub
stantiated to him the statement made by
Governor Foraker He said Governor Fora
ker had no disposition to conceal the mat
ter, but was glad it occurred, was proud o
it, and wanted every lady to know it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20


WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 20 The National
rifles armory was filled Monday night with
business men assembled to arrange a demon
stration of welcome in honor of Ex-Governor
Alexander r. Shepherd, of this district, who
recently returned from Mexico and went to
the seashore to reeuperate his broken. health
Ex-Mayor James G. Berrett presided over
the meeting, and HalIet kilbourn
was elected secretary. A resolution
was passed declaring it to he the
sense of the meeting that there should be a
parade of all civic and military organiza-
tons, and citizens generally, on the day of
the ex-governor's arrival, and for public
reception by him and his wife on the follow
ing day A committee was appointed to take
charge of the demonstration, and to it were
referred resolutions requesting the commits
sioners of the District to tender the freedom
of the city to Governor Shepherd and to
make the day of parade a legal holiday it
pOSSlble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
THE BAY STATE FAT THINGS.
Too Many of Them Held by Partisan and
Offensive Republicans

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 20 The COM
mittee appointed to ascertain the number OF
partisan and offensive Republicans holding
federal offices in Massachusetts, and the rea-
son for their retention, reported at a meeting
of the Democratic State committee Monday
night. They find that 50 per cent of the gov.
eminent employees in Massachusetts, includ-
ing Massachusetts people in the departments
at Washington are Republicans The lead
ing single departments are: Custom house
total employees, 10; Republicans, 80 Post
office-total employees, 2,12O; Republicans
l,h56 The committee says that during the
latter part of the Republican regime there
was great talk, but no practice, of
civil service reform. They declare
that it Is not merely retention
in office that they object to, but the fact is
that a large number of the Republican ina
chine is thus supported. They accuse the
collector and postmaster of Boston of treat
ing them in an un- Democratic way, and with
being indifferent to the success OF the party.
They recommend that the whole subject be
referred to the convention. and by the con-
vention to the president for practical remedy
Hon. Edward Avery, OF Brantree, was char
man of the committee
Indications point to the nomination of
Henry 3. Lowering, of Lynn, for governor,
and Col. W. F, Cutting, of Pittstield, for
lieutenant governor by the Democratic state
convention There was a row in the state
committee over the report of the committee
of inquiry hut it was finally adopted, with
slight modification in the clause c oudemuing
MeSsrs Corse and Saltonstal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
CONDENSED NEWS.

The coast of Newfoundland Is strewn with
wrecks, caused by the great gale of Sat
urday night.
One man lost his life and another was hor-
ribly burned in a fire OIL South street, New
York, Monday
Bishop Perry, Of Iowa, will decline the
bishopric OF Nova Scotia, to which he was re-
Gently preferred
Winfield J. McAuliffe, of Chicago, and two
companions were drowned in Lake Geneva
Sunday night by the capsizing of rowboat.
The London Times thinks that it sees in
the parade of the Grand Army veterans at
Philadelphia before a Democratic president
convincing proof of the success of the au-
thors Of the Union in devising a vigorous and
abiding compact
President Fair, of the Nevada bank asserts
that neither Flood nor Mackay knew any
thing about its connection with the great
wheat deal until told of it by Bradner, the
late manager. The banks loss was between
81, zoo, 0O0 and s., 600 600
Benjamin E, Hopkins late assistant cash
Ter of the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati. declares
that be knew nothing whatever of the banks
condition until the day before it closed its
doors. He lays all the responsibility on Har-
per- Hopkins is still in Jail
The Uncomphagre mining company, whose
properties are in Gray county, Colorado, has
gone into the hands Of a receiver The cant
tai stock is sl0O,OOO, of which s67, 900 has
been paid in, and the actual value Of the as
sets is said not to exceed 81 900
A sheriffs posse stole a march on Burke. a
tenant of Lord Clanricarde, and evicted him
from Cloudegoff castle before the peasants
could gather to assist him. They rallied 5000
strong upon news Of the sheriff's arrival. but
were too late to be of service to Burke. A
guard OF twenty men was left in the castle.
Last weeks changes in the visible SUNNY
Of grain in this country show a decrease of
l59,3J9 bushels in wheat and all increase of
472,952 bushels in corn, $40, 40 bushels in
oats, 49, 42 bushels in rye and 266, 29S bush.
els in barley. The stock of wheat at the
present time amounts to 31,071, IS7 bushels
against Al, $40 oti6 bushels a year ago.
The interesting intelligence that Governo,
NH has decided to forego his alleged as-
piraIiohs Tor the presidency and that he and
his friends will cordially support Mr. Cleva.
land for reelection, is conveya., in a Phi,a
delphia special to The New York Times. Gov
ernor Hill will seek another term in his pres
emit office, and expects to reach the Whit
house in 1892